Here are the Odds

  Interesting coincidence that the odds were posted today for the CHRR championship.  From the Tricky Tipster:
Horan 2-1
Rupert 2-1
Krabill 2-1
Not surprising; considering all three of us are contending.  We tested yesterday and there were 10 funny cars that showed up along with a handful of oil spreaders.  Beautiful weather-wise; low 80's and a decent breeze.

We made three hits and were very pleased with the results:

Lap one - 5.83 @ 233 mph

Lap two - 5.76 @ 250 mph -  in the heat of the day

Lap three - 5.75 @ 252 mph - at 4:00 pm, clicked it EARLY.

No smoke, consistent, bracket-like nitro funny car!
Personally, it was a very challenging day because I only had 2 hours of sleep and then drove 4 hours before any work was done.  The chutes were a mess and took forever to straighten out.  Ronnie had purchased new chutes and two, new sets of pilot chutes.  I decided to use the old chutes, but went with one set of the new pilots.  Bad idea.  The first pass one of the chutes didn't deploy; it looked like the cable didn't completely clear the loop and I can't help but think the pilot had something to do with that.   The second pass - the pilot chute shot straight down into the wheelie bar and tangled up.  That did it....the last thing I need is my driver not having confidence in my work and my ability to keep him safe. I pulled the new pilots and put back on the ones I know will do the job - and they did.

Today we serviced the car and still have more to do tomorrow; plenty tired and ready for bed.  Tomorrow the Cleveland Boys come into town and I won't be surprised if the car is in the pit when we get there.  They'll be pitted next to us (like the March Meet), but this time I'm on the other side of the hauler.  It'll be great to see them and catch up.  Hopefully, both teams will qualify for the show on Sunday!